My Genealogy Hound

Fred Westfall, a well-to-do farmer and stock raiser, of Farmington township, Oakland County, whose farm consists of 107 acres in section 22, was born in Germany in 1870 and is a son of John Westfall.

John Westfall immigrated from Germany and located in Oakland County in 1873. He purchased a farm in Farmington township of 188 acres, of which our subject’s farm is a part, and spent many years of hard labor in the cultivation of the property, which is now owned by his two sons, Fred and Charles. He is the father of nine children, six of whom are now living, namely: Charles, who now owns 81 acres of the homestead farm on which he lives, — he married Sophia Stammon and they are the parents of two children, Harry and Edna; Louise, who married William Moss, of Farmington township, Oakland County, and has reared nine children, — John, William, Herman, Paul, Elbert, Frederick, Lena, Ida and Minnie; Lena, who married William Crumb, of Livonia township, Wayne County, and has reared four children, — Albert, Ida, Emma and Elsie; Sophia, who married Henry Schroeder, of Farmington township, Oakland County, and has reared four children, — Louis, Lillian, Emma and Harley: Annie, who married John Landon; and Fred, our subject. John Westfall is now 81 years of age and resides with his son Fred: he bids fair to round out a full century of life, as did his father before him.

Fred Westfall came to America in 1873 in company with his parents. He was educated in the schools of Farmington township, and early in life took up the duties of a farmer. He conducts his farm, which was turned over to him by his father, with creditable energy and wise expenditure of effort. He is engaged in farming and also keeps quite a good deal of live stock. From time to time he makes improvements on his place, and the farm is consequently rapidly increasing in value.

Mr. Westfall was married to Kate Landon, daughter of Christian Landon, of Livonia township, Wayne County, who came from Germany when 21 years of age and located in Wayne County, where he now lives on the homestead farm at the age of 65 years. Our subject and wife are the parents of four children, namely: Herman, born May 17, 1896; Ida, born April 21, 1888; Edwin, born August 17, 1899, and Ella, born August 31, 1901. Mr. Westfall is a Republican and a member of the German Lutheran Church. As a citizen and neighbor he stands high in the estimation of the people of Farmington township.